English
rivière
Rivière comes from French rivière ‘a river’, and goes back to Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.
- Early Medieval Latinmodernrīpāria
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400riviere‘river’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘river’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrivière‘a river’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Early Medieval Latinmodernrīpāria
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400riviere‘river’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘river’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrivière‘a river’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Early Medieval Latin rīpāria
through Old French riviere ‘river’
Today it means
noun A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, especially one of several strings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Early Medieval Latin rīpāria / rivière